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SHREVEPORT, LA

Homeland Security Enlists Clergy to Quell Public Unrest if Martial Law

Ever Declared

Could martial law ever become a reality in America? Some fear any

nuclear, biological or chemical attack on U.S. soilmight trigger just that.KSLANews 12 has discovered that the clergy would help the government withpotentially their biggest problem: Us.

Charleton Heston's now-famous speech before the National Rifle Associationat a convention back in 2000 will forever be remembered as a stirring moment

for all 2nd Amendment advocates. At the end ofhis remarks, Heston held up

his antique rifle and told the crowd in his Moses-like voice, "over my cold, deadhands."

While Heston, then serving as the NRA President, made those remarks in

response to calls for more gun control laws at the time, those words liveon.Heston's declarationcaptured a truly American value: An over-arching

desire to protect our freedoms. But gun confiscation is exactly what happened during the state of

emergency following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, along with forcedrelocation. U.S. Troops also arrived, something far easier to do now, thanks to

last year's elimination of the 1878 Posse Comitatus act, which had forbid

regular U.S. Armytroops from policing on American soil. If martial law were enacted here at home, like depicted in the movie "The

Siege", easing public fears and quelling dissent would be critical. And that's exactly what the 'ClergyResponse Team' helped accomplish in the wake of Katrina.

Dr. Durell Tuberville serves as chaplain for the Shreveport Fire Department and the Caddo Sheriff's

Office. Tuberville said of the clergy team'smission, "the primary thing that we say to anybody is, 'let'scooperate and get this thing over with and then we'll settle the differences once the crisis is over.'"

Such clergy response teams would walk a tight-rope during martial law between the demandsof the

government on the one side, versus the wishes of the public on the other."In a lot of cases, these clergy

would already be known in the neighborhoods in which they're helping to diffuse that situation,"assuredSandy Davis. He serves as the director of the Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security and

Emergency Preparedness.

For the clergy team, one of the biggest tools that they will have in helping calm the public down or toobey the law is the bible itself, specifically Romans 13.Dr. Tuberville elaborated, "because thegovernment's established by the Lord, you know. And, that's what we believe in the Christian faith. That's

what's stated in the scripture." Civil rights advocates believe the amount of public cooperation during such a time of unrest may

ultimately dependon how long they expect a suspension of rights might last.

Story by Jeff Ferrell

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